Book Lists for Youth
The Disability Experience
What Happened to You? E CATCHPO
Emma’s Awesome Summer Camp Adventure E CHARLEY
We Want to Go to School!: The Fight for Disability Rights E COCCALE
I Will Dance E FLOOD
Days With Dad E HONG
Monster Hands E KANE
King for a Day E KHAN
My City Speaks E LEBEUF
Moses Goes to a Concert E MILLMAN
It’s So Difficult E NIETOGU
Lucas at the Paralympics E PLOHL
The Art of Miss Chew E POLACCO
Way to Go, Alex! E PULVER
I Talk Like a River E SCOTT
The Deaf Musicians E SEEGER
Listening to the Quiet E SILVA
This is How We Play: A Celebration of Disability and Adaptation E SLICE
Abdul’s Story E THOMPKI
Different Like Me! EP WESLEY
Thukpa for All WELCOME E PRABA
>> Click here for more books about disabilities in our Juvenile collection
Princesses
The Paper Bag Princess EP MUNSCH
I Want My Tooth EP ROSS
Red butterfly : how a princess smuggled the secret of silk out of China E NOYES
The secret lives of princesses E LECHERM
Princess Dinosaur E KASTNER
An African Princess E EDMONDS
The Storytelling Princess E MARTIN
The Princess Knight EP FUNKE
The Princess and the Pizza E AUCH
Kuan Yin: the Princess who became the goddess of Compassion J 294.3421 MEER 2021
The Water Princess E VERDE
The Princess and the Pea E ISADORA
Princess Unlimited E SAGERWE
The Princess and the Warrior: A Tale of Two Volcanoes E TONATIU
The Fairest in the Land E NEWMAN
The little mermaid : the original story E ANDERSE
The Princess Says Goodnight E HOWLAND
The Princess and the Pony E BEATON
Evil Princess vs. the Brave Knight Take Turns BEG E HOLM
If You Were Princess J 305.522 HOMZIE 2022
Princess Truly: I Am Brave! BEG E GREENAW
Rainbow Families
Bathe the Cat E MCGINTY
Mama and Mommy and Me in the Middle E LACOUR
And Tango Makes Three E RICHARD
Donovan’s Big Day E NEWMAN
Who’s Your Real Mom? E GREEN
My Footprints E PHI
Eli and the Uncles E MADHANI
A Family is a Family is a Family E OLEARY
Aaron Slater, Illustrator E BEATY
Papa, Daddy, and Riley E KIRST
‘Twas the Night Before Pride E MCCLINT
Grandad’s Camper E WOODGAT
Uncle Bobby’s Wedding E BRANNAN
Frederico and All His Families TOT HERNAND
All the World E SCANLON
Monday is One Day E LEVINE
My Maddy E PITMAN
It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity E THORN
Oh No, the Aunts are Here E REX
Old Macdonald Had a Baby E SNAPE
Superheroes
Eliot Jones, Midnight Superhero E COTTRIN
Send for a Superhero! E ROSEN
Timothy and the Strong Pajamas: A Superhero Story E SCHWARZ
Super Jumbo E KOEHLER
Bad Baby E MACDONA
Abuela’s Super Capa E SIQUEIR
Atomic Ace (He’s Just My Dad) E WEIGEL
Superjoe Does Not Say Sorry E CATCHPO
Octopus Stew E VELASQU
Zain’s Super Friday WELCOME E KHAN
Arnold the Super-ish Hero E TEKAVEC
Marvel Spider-Man little Golden Book favorites E SUPERHE
Yasmin the superhero BEG E FARUQI
The big book of Batman E SUPERHE BATMAN
Oliver the Mighty Pig BEG E VANLEEU
Emmett and the bright blue cape BEG E CAPUCIL
Traction Man is here! E GREY
The world needs more purple people E BELL
Meet Ms. Marvel BEG E SUPERHE MS
Bedtime for superheroes E LOCKE
Trains
Let’s Build a Little Train E RICHARD
Two Little Trains E BROWN
Trouble on the Tracks E MALLAT
A-Train Allen E YOUNGE
And the Train Goes…. E BEE
The Rain Train E DEROO
North Bound E BANDY
I am the Subway E KIM
Freight Train E CREWS
The Night Train E STARK
The Train Home E KIM
Caillou Takes the Train E CAILLOU
Hello, Freight Train BEG E PARKER
Let’s Build a Little Train E RICHARD
All Aboard the Moonlight Train E CROW
Shark Vs. Train E BARTON
The Little Engine: the Original Tale from 1920 E MILLER
Clickety Clack EP SPENCE
Thomas’ 123 Book E THOMAS
Mystery on the Lego Express E LEGO
>> Click here for more train books in our Juvenile collection
Funny
The Terrible Two JMID BARNETT
Anybody Here Seen Frenchie? JMID CONNOR
Frazzled: Everyday Disasters and Impending Doom JMID VIVAT FRAZZLE #1
The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street JMID GLASER
The Smartest Kid in the Universe JMID GRABENS
Wink: A Novel JMID HARRELL
Lupe Wong Won’t Dance JMID HIGUERA
Stand Up, Yumi Chung JMID KIM
The Unteachables JMID KORMAN
Bernice Buttman, Model Citizen JMID LENZ
The Willoughbys JMID LOWRY
Dear Sweet Pea JMID MURPHY
The Best Man JMID PECK
The First Rule of Punk JMID PEREZ
It’s the End of the World and I’m in my Bathing Suit JMID REYNOLD
The Incredibly Dead Pets of Rex Dexter JMID REYNOLD INCREDI #1
Funny Girl: Funniest. Stories. Ever. JMID SHORTST FUNNY
Guys Read: Funny Business JMID SHORTST GUYS #1
Three Times Lucky JMID TURNAGE MODALE #1
A Copycat Conundrum JMID YEE
>> Click here to find more funny stories in our Juvenile collection
Mysteries
Isle of Ever JMID CALONIT ISLEOF #1
Montgomery and the Case of the Golden Key JMID CROWLEY
The Mystery of Locked Rooms JMID CURRIE
Lalo Lespérance Never Forgot JMID DIEDERI
The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street JMID GLASER VANDERB #1
Winterhouse JMID GUTERSON WINTERH #1
The Parker Inheritance JMID JOHNSON
The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels JMID LINCOLN SWIFTS #1
Greenglass House JMID MILFORD GREENGL #1
Egypt’s Fire JMID PHILLIP CURIOUS #1
City Spies JMID PONTI CITYSPI #1
The Carrefour Curse JMID SALERNI
The Bletchley Riddle JMID SEPETYS
Enola Holmes: The Case of the Missing Marquess JMID SPRINGE ENOLA #1
What Happened to Rachel Riley? JMID SWINARS
>> Click here to find more mysteries in our Juvenile collection
Spooky
The Ghosts of Bitterfly Bay JMID AVERLIN
Small Spaces JMID ARDEN SMALL #1
The Night Gardener JMID AUXIER
The Jumbies JMID BAPTIST JUMBIES #1
The Cursed Moon JMID CERVANT
The Peculiar Incident on Shady Street JMID CURRIE
The Girl in the Locked Room JMID HAHN
Screech School JMID KILLICK
Deadman’s Castle JMID LAWRENC
Camp Murderface JMID MITCHEL
Spirit Hunters JMID OH SPIRIT #1
Ghost Squad JMID ORTEGA
Root Magic JMID ROYCE
Where the Woods End JMID SALTER
The Cabinet of Curiosities JMID SHORTST
The Riverman JMID STARMER RIVERMAN #1
Just South of Home JMID STRONG
The Screaming Staircase JMID STROUD LOCKWOO #1
The Ash House JMID WALKER
Nightbooks JMID WHITE
>> Click here to find more spooky stories in our Juvenile collection
LGBTQ+
The Ribbon Skirt- A Graphic Novel JC MUKWA
Crushing It JMID BECKER
Murray Out of Water JMID TRACY
Where the Lockwood Grows JMID COLE
A Home for Goddesses and Dogs JMID CONNOR
In the Key of Us JMID LOCKING
Lunar Boy JC WIBOWO
The Otherwoods JMID WINANS
Too Bright to See JMID LUKOFF
George JMID GINO
Almost Flying JMID ARLOW
Beetle & The Hollowbones JC LAYNE
The Best at it JMID PANCHOL
Hurricane Child JMID CALLEN
Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgore: The Hammer of Thor JMID RIORDAN MAGNUS #2
The House That Whispers JMID THOMPSO
Different Kinds of Fruit JMID LUKOFF
The Ship We Built JMID BEAN
Deephaven JMID ALDRIDG
Skating on Mars JMID HUNTOON
>> Click here for more LGBTQ+ fiction in our juvenile collection
All About Emotions
How Do I Feel? A Little Guide to My Emotions TOT HOWDOIF
Big Emotions: Understanding Your Emotions TOT ULYEVA
My First Book of Emotions TOT WONDERH
What’s the Matter, Marlo? E ARNOLD
When Sophie’s Feelings Are Really, Really Hurt E BANG
The Way I Feel E CAIN
Ping E CASTILL
The Love Letter E DENISE
Mixed Feelings E FINCK
Yesterday I Had the Blues E FRAME
Stop and Smell the Cookies E FRAZIER
The Tunnel E HOWDEN
Everyone… E NEAL
Tough Guys (Have Feelings Too) E NEGLEY
The Monster Parade: A Book About Feeling All Your Feelings and Then Watching Them Go E OLEARY
The Feelings Book E PARR
Max’s Box E WRAY
But Why Can’t I? J 152.4 GRAVES 2011
I’m Not Happy J 152.4 GRAVES 2011
The Gray Book: What to Do When You’re Lonely J 152.4 WOOD 2022
Who Feels Scared? J 152.46 GRAVES
The Orange Book: What to Do When You’re Confident J 155.1424 WOOD 2022
The Feelings Book: The Care & Keeping of Your Emotions J 155.433 MADISON
Happy J 155.4124 CHANG 2025
Sad J 155.4124 CHANG 2025
Scared J 155.4124 CHANG 2025
Shy J 155.4124 CHANG 2025
The Gold Book: What to Do When You’re Proud J 155.4124 WOOD 2022
The Green Book: What to Do When You’re Jealous J 155.4124 WOOD 2022
The Pink Book: What to Do When You’re Confused J 155.4124 WOOD 2022
Jealous J 155.41248 CHANG 2025
The White Book: What to Do When You’re Stressed J 155.4182 WOOD 2022
>> Click here for more books about emotions and feelings in our Juvenile collection
Dog Man Read-Alikes
Barb the Last Bezerker JC ABDO BARB #1
Summary: Barb and her best friend Porkchop the yeti must save her fellow warriors from the evil sorcerer Witch Head before he destroys the land of Balliwick.
CatStronauts, Mission Moon JC BROCKING
Summary: Alerted to a global energy crisis, the President consults with the World’s Best Scientist, who suggests sending a special group of astronauts to turn the Moon into a solar power plant.
Lunch Lady and the Cyborg SubstituteJC KROSOCZ LUNCH #1
Summary: The school lunch lady is a secret crime fighter who uncovers an evil plot to replace all the popular teachers with robots.
Max & the Midknights JC PEIRCE MAX #1
Summary: Max and a group of friends dubbed the Midknights go on a quest to rescue the Kingdom of Byjovia from the mean King Gastley!
Hilo, The Boy Who Crashed to Earth JC WINICK HILO #1
Summary: When a mysterious boy falls from the sky, friends D.J. and Gina must discover the secrets of his identity and help him save the world.
Dragonbreath JC VERNON DRAGON #1
Summary: Danny Dragonbreath and his friend Wendell get an up-close underwater tour of the Sargasso Sea from Danny’s sea-serpent cousin, encountering giant squid and mako sharks–and learn about standing up to bullies in the process.
Lucy & Andy Neanderthal JC BROWN LUCY #1
Summary: Lucy and her goofball brother Andy, two Neanderthal siblings living 40,000 years ago, take on a wandering baby sibling, bossy teens, cave paintings, and a mammoth hunt. But what will happen when they encounter a group of humans? Includes a special paleontologist section that helps to dispel common Neanderthal myths.
Real Pigeons Fight Crime JC MCDONAL REAL #1
Summary: Ever wonder why pigeons act so weird? Because they are secretly chasing bad guys and flying around saving your butt!
InvestiGators JC GREEN INVESTI #1
Summary: With their Very Exciting Spy Technology and their tried-and-true, toilet-based travel techniques, the InvestiGators are undercover and on the case! And on their first mission together, they have not one but two mysteries to solve! Can Mango and Brash uncover the clues, crack their cases, and corral the crooks–or will the criminals wriggle out of their grasp?
Steve L. McEvil JC TURNBLO STEVE #1
Summary: Steve has plans to take over his middle school, but when a nefarious villain beats him to the punch, Steve will have to consider doing the most horrific thing of them all: teaming up with good guy Vic Turry to save his school and maybe the entire town!
Dragons
Summary Anita watches the dragons high above her as she hops from one cement roof to another in her village in the Dominican Republic. But being the valiant princesa she is, she never lets them scare her. Then one day, Anita must face her fears to begin a new life in a new country. Will she be brave enough to enter the belly of the beast and take flight to new adventures?
Summary Jin Jin the dragon does not know what kind of creature he is, so he embarks on a journey, assisted by other animals he meets along the way, to find Old Turtle and Crane, who will help him learn his identity. Includes information about Chinese writing and the place of the dragon in Chinese lore.
Summary Explains how myths about dragons developed, different types of dragons, what draconologists do, and how different cultures portray dragons.
Summary A girl’s frightening and exciting first day of school is full of prowling dragons that aren’t quite what they seem
Summary A farmer’s young daughter shares numerous adventures with the dragon that she raises from infancy. When a dragon hatches on her pa’s farm, a young girl finds a best friend. At first Ma and Pa are wary of Hank, but it’s not long before they see him as their daughter does–and welcome the baby dragon into their family. As it turns out, Hank is not cut out for farm life, but still, he warms the hearts of those around him and leaves a legacy that no one will ever forget.
Summary Dragon is looking forward to Halloween: carving pumpkins, attending a costume party, and making pumpkin treats–but as usual things do not go smoothly.
Summary Explores the love dragons have for tacos, and the dangers of feeding them anything with spicy salsa!
Summary High on a mountain live 100 mighty dragons all named Broccoli. When a tremendous wind blows half the dragons away, ten others sail off to become professional surfers in Hawaii. The oldest and youngest dragons take a train to New York City to start their own heavy metal band. And a mysterious wizard turns four more into a unicorn, a werewolf, a zombie, and a tiny pink poodle. Now how many dragons are left?
Summary A dragon finds an abandoned egg and lovingly raises the hatchling as her own, although Little One is very different from the baby dragons, and when disaster strikes it is the small, feathered hatchling that saves the day.
Summary This picture book biography introduces the creator of Middle Earth and author of The Hobbit to a new generation of children who see magic in the world around them.
Summary Discusses what a dragon is, dragon’s breath, guardians, dragon slayers, and the role of dragons in myth, fantasy, art, and literature.
Summary In this humorous poem, Custard the cowardly dragon saves the day when a pirate threatens Belinda and her pet animals.
Summary Do dragons only breathe fire? How long does it take for a baby dragon to hatch? Books in the Magic, Myth, and Mystery Express series for young readers explore spooky creatures that go bump in the night, fill our dreams (or nightmares!), and make us afraid of the dark. Written with a high-interest level to appeal to a more mature audience and a lower level of complexity, clear visuals help struggling readers along.
Summary Although he comes from a fierce family, Droofus is a good dragon undeserving of the price the king puts on his head.
Summary When young Arthur is troubled by dreams, Merlin tells him a story about a fatherless boy who himself dreamed about dragons and the defeat of the evil king Vortigern.
Percy Jackson Read-Alikes
Greek Myths J CLASSIC GREEK
Heroes in Training: Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom J HOLUB HEROES #1
Little Goddess Girls: Athena & the Magic Land J HOLUB LITTLE #1
It’s All Greek to Me J SCIESZK TIMEWAR #8
Spellbinders: The Not-So-Chosen One JMID AUSEON SPELLBI #1
Maya and the Rising Dark JMID BARRON MAYA #1
Atlantis Rising JMID BARRON ATLANTI #1
The Storm Runner JMID CERVANT STORM #1
Aru Shah and the End of Time JMID CHOKSHI PANDAVA #1
Artemis Fowl JMID COLFER ARTEMIS #1
Girl Giant and the Monkey King JMID HOANG
Skyriders JMID HOLYOKE SKYRIDE #1
Eagle Drums JMID HOPSON
The Last Fallen Star JMID KIM GIFTED #1
Lei and the Fire Goddess JMID MAUNAKE LEI #1
Last Gate of the Emperor JMID MBALIA
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky JMID MBALIA TRISTAN #1
Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls JMID RIVERA CECERIO #1
Impossible Creatures JMID RUNDELL IMPOSSI #1
The Legend of Greg JMID RYLANDE EPIC #1
Loki: A Bad God’s Guide to Taking the Blame JMID STOWELL LOKI #2
Momo Arashima Steals the Sword of the Wind JMID SUGIURA MOMOARA #1
Healer of the Water Monster JMID YOUNG HEALER #1
Amulet, Book 1: The Stonekeeper JC KIBUISH AMULET #1
5 Worlds, Book 1: The Sand Warrior JC SIEGEL FIVE #1
Greeking Out: Epic Retellings of Classic Greek Myths J 292.13 CURTIS 2023
Sex Ed & Puberty
You-Ology: a puberty guide for every body J 612.661 HOLMES 2022
You Know, Sex: bodies, gender, puberty, and other things! J 372.372 SILVERB 2022
It’s so amazing! : a book about eggs, sperm, birth, babies, and families J 612.6 HARRIS
It’s perfectly normal : changing bodies, growing up, sex, gender, and sexual health J 613.9071 HARRIS 2021
Who has what? : all about girls’ bodies and boys’ bodies J 612.6 HARRIS
You be you! : the kid’s guide to gender, sexuality, and family J 305.3 BRANFMA 2019
It’s not the stork! : a book about girls, boys, babies, bodies, families, and friends J 612.63 HARRIS
Wait, what? : a comic book guide to relationships, bodies, and growing up JC 612.661 CORINNA 2019
Welcome to consent : how to say no, when to say yes, and how to be the boss of your body J 306.7083 STYNES 2023
We need to talk about vaginas J 612.628 RODGERS 2023
On your mark, get set, grow! : a “what’s happening to my body?” book for younger boys J 612.661 MADARAS
Ready, set, grow! : a what’s happening to my body? book for younger girls J 612.661 MADARAS
Welcome to your period! J 612.662 STYNES 2021
The care & keeping of you 2 : the body book for older girls J 613.0424 NATTERS 2013
The baby tree E BLACKAL
Sex positive talks to have with kids : a guide to raising sexually healthy, informed, empowered young people PARENT SEX-ED CARNAGE
Growing up feeling great! : the positive mindset puberty book for boys J 155.432 STAMPER 2022
Does this happen to everyone? : a budding adult’s guide to puberty J 612.661 HELMS
The crucial years : the essential guide to mental health & modern puberty in middle childhood (ages 6-12) PARENT GENERAL ZIEGLER
Will puberty last my whole life? : real answers to real questions from preteens about body changes, sex, and other growing-up stuff PARENT SEX-ED METZGER
>> Click here to see more books about puberty
3rd & 4th Grade
Dogtown
One and Only Ivan
Enro Rubik and His Magic Cube
El Deafo (GN)
The Last Firehawk: The Ember Stone
Ferris
Spy School
Railway Jack: The True Story of an Amazing Baboon
I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941
Science Comics: Elephants
Charlotte’s Web
The Misfits A Royal Conundrum
5th & 6th Grade
The War that Saved my Life
My Side of the Mountain
And Then Boom
When Stars are Scattered (GN)
Lo & Behold
The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl
Olivetti
Ghost
Jars of Hope: How One Woman Helped Save 2,500 Children During the Holocaust
The Bletchley Riddle
Fast Pitch
The Menagerie
7th & 8th Grade
Red Queen
Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus
Red Kayak
Wizard of EarthSea – graphic novel
Game Changer
Refugee
Son of the Mob
March, Bk.1
I am Number Four
Legend
Radium Girls: Young Reader’s Edition
Before the Ever After
3rd Grade
Clementine
Waiting for the Magic
13 Story Treehouse
Invisible Inkling
Julius Zebra: Rumble with the Romans
EllRay Jakes is Not a Chicken
Cardboard Kingdom
Crenshaw
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
4th & 5th Grade
Amina’s Voice
Enginerds
Because of Mr. Terupt
Rump: The (Fairly) True Tale of Rumpelstiltskin
Fish in a Tree
Front Desk
The Strange Case of Origami Yoda
Restart
Space Case
Ban This Book
Jake the Fake Keeps it Real
Diamond Willow